hey guys, sorry i havent replied the last day, the reason is because i left the bike over night because i dont have a truck and had to way to pick it up.  I now have the bike back at my home and will start doing what everyone told me to do.   So ill start on page 4 and work response by reponse

My idol is set a little higher that what it originally was whenever i bought the bike. I set it higher prior to my last attempt at riding home  and it still died off

I dont believe i have a raptor, this looks like just a stock petthingy but i have taken multiple pics

I pulled off the line from the carb and while in the "on" position, i would have been there for 4 years before it filled up a cup, it was drip by drip, and then almost like it stopped.   i then turned it to reserve and the gas flowed very quickly.

The air cleaner/ filter is i believe just like an air filter that gets changed in a car. If so, that was changed the day after i got the bike.  

sorry it took so long to respond and post pics, i didnt have the replys set up to notify my phone so i didnt get back on.

3rd pic

5th.     hope this helps.   Thanks all again for taking time to help me.  This was my first bike and i dont wana sell it cause i know the issue is prolly a small one.  But im no mechanic and am just stuck on this one

where are the vent lines?

rquarantello4232 wrote on 11/29/12 at 19:48:32:


That's not a stock petcock. Your bike has had some mods done to it by a previous owner.

If your tank is in fact full then the passage in the petcock when it's in the "on" position is plugged up for some reason. You're going to have to pull it out of the tank and take a look. Pull the gas line off the carb and stick the line into a CLEAN gas can. Just turn the petcock to reserve and let the gas run till it stops.

When the tank is empty remove the two screws that hold the petcock to the tank and slide it out. Be careful not to damage the gasket. When you get that far post some pics of the petcock.

Take a look at the gas you drained out of the tank. Make sure it doesn't have rust or dirt floating around in it.

Yessir.   Thanks all.  I will do that tomorrow

What were you using to gauge how much fuel was in the tank when you "filled" it up? A little bit of gas splashing off the baffle and into the nozzle will shut the pump right off like the tank was full. I can only assume that's what you did because you sure didn't fill the tank.

Next time when you fill it up, don't stick the nozzle all the way into the tank and don't squeeze the lever all the way. As far as worrying about filling it up too far - you need to learn that one way or another whether you do it by sound, feel, or watching your mileage and the pump gauge.

5 pages for an empty tank. That's priceless.